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- This document relates generally to energy storage and particularly to sintered electrodes to store energy in an implantable medical device.
- Electrode stimulation therapy has been found to benefit some patients. For example, some patients suffer from an irregular heartbeat or arrhythmia and may benefit from application of electrical stimulation to the heart. Some patients suffer from a particular type of arrhythmia called a fibrillation. Fibrillations may affect different regions of the heart, such as the atria or the ventricles. When a fibrillation occurs in the ventricles, the heart's ability to pump blood is dramatically reduced, putting the patient at risk of harm. It has been found that applying an electrical stimulation to the patient can effectively treat patients suffering disorders such as from fibrillation by restoring a regular heartbeat.
- One embodiment provides an apparatus including an electrode disposed in a capacitor case, wherein the electrode includes a sintered portion disposed on a substrate.
- a conductor is coupled to the electrode and extends through the case to a terminal disposed on the exterior of the case.
- the apparatus includes additional electrodes disposed in the capacitor case, a separator disposed between the electrode and one or more of the additional electrodes, and another terminal in electrical communication with the one or more additional electrodes.
- One aspect of the disclosure relates to a method for making a capacitor having a sintered electrode.
- an anode material is sintered onto an anode foil, the anode material and the foil are stacked with a cathode into a capacitor case, the anode is coupled to an anode conductor sealed in the capacitor case, the case is filed with electrolyte and sealed.
- a system is provided, for example, a system including a cardiac rhythm management circuit coupled to the apparatus.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic of a medical system including a sintered capacitor, according to some embodiments.
- FIG. 2 is an implanted medical system including a sintered capacitor, according to some embodiments.
- FIG. 3A is a plan view of a capacitor including a slug electrode, according to various embodiments.
- FIG. 3B is a cross section taken along line 3 B- 3 B in FIG. 3A .
- FIG. 3C is a cross section taken along line 3 C- 3 C in FIG. 3B .
- FIG. 4A is a plan view of a capacitor including a slug electrode, with a conductor disposed between a slug and a foil, according to various embodiments.
- FIG. 4B is a cross section taken along line 4 B- 4 B in FIG. 4A .
- FIG. 4C is a partial cross section taken along line 4 C- 4 C in FIG. 4A , with a case and separator not shown.
- FIG. 5A is a plan view of a capacitor with a sintered portion disposed on an interior of the case, according to various embodiments.
- FIG. 5B is a cross section taken along line 5 B- 5 B in FIG. 5A .
- FIG. 6A is a plan view of an electrode, substrate, and a separator, according to various embodiments.
- FIG. 6B is a cross section taken along the line 6 B- 6 B in FIG. 6A , illustrating additional separators, an additional electrode and an additional substrate, according to various embodiments.
- FIG. 7A is a plan view of a stack of electrodes, each including a sintered portion on a substrate, according to various embodiments.
- FIG. 7B is a front view of the stack of electrodes of FIG. 7A .
- FIG. 8A is a plan view of nested sintered capacitor electrodes that have yet to be excised from a substrate, according to some embodiments.
- FIG. 8B is a front view of the electrodes and substrate of FIG. 8A .
- FIG. 9 is a method of making a capacitor, according to some embodiments.
- This document concerns sintered electrodes for use in an electrical energy storage device.
- Specific examples include sintered anodes formed of aluminum or its alloys. Certain examples are for use in aluminum electrolytic capacitors. Examples include electrodes with a sintered portion disposed onto at least one side of a substrate. Some examples include a stack of electrodes in which the substrates of multiple electrodes are interconnected. This interconnection method improves upon energy storage devices using etched electrodes because the foils may be bent together for interconnection with a low risk of breakage, whereas etched materials often break. Additional benefits stem from an increased surface area that is a product of sintering.
- Sintering results in many interstices (i.e., spaces) between grains of the electrode.
- Sintered electrodes resemble crushed grains with interstices between the grains.
- the interstices are filled with electrolyte, thereby increasing capacitance per unit of volume, as capacitance is proportional to a surface area exposed to electrolyte.
- An electrode with such interstices offers improved lateral or parallel movement of electrons in relation to a major surface of a flat electrode layer, as etched electrodes restrict lateral movement because the etchings result in voids that are typically perpendicular to the major surface of the flat layer. Accordingly, some examples have a lower ESR (equivalent series resistance) compared to etched foils due to this enhance ionic flow.
- an energy storage device using the sintered electrodes described here is well suited for use in an implantable medical device such as a defibrillator. Because sintering can produce a variety of shapes, sintered electrodes can be used to create energy storage devices such as capacitors that have custom shapes versus simple cylinders or a prism having a parallelogram as its base. Further, manufacturing efficiency is improved, such as by allowing electrodes to be nested on a web before they are excised from the web and stacked into a capacitor. In other words, nesting reduces waste by allowing more of the web to be converted into electrodes. The interstices are very small, making the electrodes rigid and able to withstand handling by a machine or assembly personnel. These electrodes demonstrate an improved energy density over etched electrodes and are therefore useful to make smaller implantable devices that are able to deliver an amount of energy for a particular therapy.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic of a medical system 100 including a sintered capacitor, according to some embodiments.
- the medical system 100 represents any number of systems to provide therapeutic stimulus, such as to a heart. Examples of medical systems include, but are not limited to, implantable pacemakers, implantable defibrillators, implantable nerve stimulation devices and devices that provide stimulation from outside the body, including, but not limited to, external defibrillators.
- Electronics 104 are to monitor the patient, such as by monitoring a sensor 105 , and to monitor and control activity within the system 100 .
- the electronics 104 are to monitor a patient, diagnose a condition to be treated such as an arrhythmia, and control delivery of a stimulation pulse of energy to the patient.
- the electronics 104 can be powered wirelessly using an inductor.
- the electronics 104 can be powered by a battery 106 .
- electronics 104 are to direct small therapeutic bursts of energy to a patient from the battery 106 .
- a capacitor 108 is used for therapies, such as defibrillation, that use energy discharge rates exceeding what battery 106 is able to provide.
- Energy from the battery 106 is controlled by the electronics 104 to charge the capacitor 108 .
- the capacitor 108 is controlled by the electronics 104 to discharge to a patient to treat the patient.
- the capacitor 108 entirely discharges to a patient, and in additional examples, the capacitor is switched on to provide therapeutic energy and switched off to truncate therapy delivery.
- a medical system 100 include an optional lead system 101 .
- the lead system 101 or a portion of the lead system 101 is in electrical communication with tissue to be stimulated.
- tissue to be stimulated For example, some configurations of lead system 101 contact tissue with a stimulation electrode 102 .
- the lead system 101 couples to other portions of the system 100 via a connection in a header 103 . Examples of the system 101 use different numbers of stimulation electrodes and/or sensors in accordance with the needs of the therapy to be performed.
- Additional examples function without a lead 101 .
- Leadless examples can be positioned in contact with the tissue to be stimulated, or can be positioned proximal to tissue to shock the tissue to be stimulated through intermediary tissue. Leadless examples can be easier to implant and can be less expensive as they do not require the additional lead components.
- the housing 110 can be used as an electrode in leadless configurations.
- the electronics 104 include an electronic cardiac rhythm management circuit coupled to the battery 106 and the capacitor 108 to discharge the capacitor 108 to provide a therapeutic defibrillation pulse.
- the system 100 includes an anode and a cathode sized to deliver a defibrillation pulse of at least approximately 50 joules. Other configurations can deliver larger amounts of energy. Some configurations deliver less energy.
- the energy level is predetermined to achieve a delivered energy level mandated by a governing body or standard associated with a geographic region, such as a European country.
- the anode and cathode are sized to deliver a defibrillation pulse of at least approximately 60 joules.
- electronics 104 are to control discharge of a defibrillation pulse so that the medical system 100 delivers only the energy mandated by the region in which the system 100 is used. In some examples, a pulse of 36 joules is delivered.
- Packaging anodes and cathodes can reduce their efficiency. Interconnections between conductors coupled to electronics and to the electrodes of the capacitor 108 decrease efficiency, for example. Accordingly, anodes and cathodes are sized to compensate for decreases in efficiency. As such, in some embodiments, the capacitor 108 includes anodes and cathodes sized and packaged to deliver a defibrillation pulse of at least approximately 50 joules. Some are sized and packaged to deliver a defibrillation pulse of at least approximately 60 joules.
- At least one anode and a cathode have a DC capacitance that is approximately 23% greater than a AC capacitance for the at least one anode and the cathode of an etched capacitor that has 74.5 microfarads per cubic centimeter.
- the at least one anode and the cathode have an AC capacitance of at least 96.7 microfarads per cubic centimeter at 445 total voltage. In some examples, this is comparable to an operating voltage of about 415 volts. This is a 30% improvement over an etched capacitor that has 74.5 microfarads per cubic centimeter. Total voltage is the voltage that allows 1 milliamp of leakage per square centimeter for an electrode. Some examples are aged to 415 volts.
- the capacitor 108 includes a capacitor case 112 sealed to retain electrolyte.
- the capacitor case 112 is welded.
- the capacitor case 112 is hermetically sealed.
- the capacitor case 112 is sealed to retain electrolyte, but is sealed with a seal to allow flow of other matter, such as gaseous diatomic hydrogen or a helium molecule. Some of these examples use an epoxy seal.
- a hermetically sealed device housing 110 is used to house components, such as the battery 106 , the electronics 104 , and the capacitor 108 . Hermeticity is provided by welding components into the hermetically sealed device housing 110 , in some examples. Other examples bond portions of the housing 110 together with an adhesive such as a resin based adhesive such as epoxy. Accordingly, some examples of the housing 110 include an epoxy sealed seam or port. Several materials can be used to form housing 110 , including, but not limited to, titanium, stainless steel, nickel, a polymeric material, or combinations of these materials. In various examples, the housing 110 and the case 112 are biocompatible.
- the capacitor 108 is improved by the present electrode technology in part because it can be made smaller and with less expense.
- the improvement provided by these electrodes is pertinent to any application where high-energy, high-voltage, or space-efficient capacitors are desirable, including, but not limited to, capacitors used for photographic flash equipment.
- the present subject matter extends to energy storage devices that benefit from high surface area sintered electrodes including, but not limited to, aluminum.
- the electrodes described here can be incorporated into cylindrical capacitors that are wound, in addition to stacked capacitors.
- FIG. 2 is an implanted medical system 200 , implanted in a patient 201 , and including a sintered capacitor, according to some embodiments.
- the system includes a cardiac rhythm management device 202 coupled to a first lead 204 to extend through the heart 206 to the right ventricle 208 to stimulate at least the right ventricle 208 .
- the system also includes a second lead 210 to extend through the heart 206 to the left ventricle 212 .
- one or both of the first lead 204 and the second lead 210 include electrodes to sense intrinsic heart signals and to stimulate the heart.
- the first lead 204 is in direct contact (e.g., touching) with the right atrium 214 and the right ventricle 208 to sense and/or stimulate both those tissue regions.
- the second lead 210 is in direct contact with the left atrium 216 and the left ventricle 212 to sense and/or stimulate both those tissue regions.
- the cardiac rhythm management device 202 uses the lead electrodes to deliver energy to the heart, either between electrodes on the leads or between one or more lead electrodes and the cardiac rhythm management device 202 .
- the cardiac rhythm management device 202 is programmable and wirelessly communicates 218 programming information with a programmer 220 .
- the programmer 220 wirelessly 218 charges an energy storage device of the cardiac rhythm management device 202 .
- FIG. 3A is a plan view of a capacitor 300 including a slug electrode 305 , according to various embodiments.
- FIG. 3B is a cross section taken along line 3 B- 3 B in FIG. 3A .
- FIG. 3C is a cross section taken along line 3 C- 3 C in FIG. 3B .
- the anode 306 is disposed in a capacitor case 302 .
- the anode 306 includes a sintered portion 308 disposed on a substrate 310 .
- the sintered portion 308 is sintered onto the substrate 310 .
- grains of the sintered portion 308 are mechanically and electrically coupled to the substrate 310 using the sintering process that forms the sintered portion 308 .
- the sintered portion 308 is coupled with the substrate 310 such as through fasteners, adhesion or welding, or combinations thereof.
- fasteners can include rivets, clamps, screws, combinations of these fasteners and other fasteners to mechanically fasten components to one another.
- a second sintered portion 311 may be disposed on a second side of the substrate 310 in addition to the sintered portion 308 disposed on a first side of the substrate 310 .
- the thickness of the sintered portion 308 is substantially the same as the thickness of the second sintered portion 311 .
- the thickness of the sintered portion 308 is different from the thickness of the second sintered portion 311 . It is understood that electrodes described herein with sintered material disposed on one side of a substrate may also be configured with a substrate having sintered material disposed on two sides of the substrate without departing from the scope of the present subject matter.
- a slug 305 includes a sintered portion 308 of an anode 306 and any optional substrate 310 to which the sintered portion 308 is mechanically fixed.
- Some examples include a slug 305 , such as a standalone slug, including a monolithic sintered portion 308 .
- a slug 305 is standalone in that it is the only slug of a polarity in a capacitor.
- a sintered portion 308 is monolithic in that it is a solid structure having a regular crystalline or grain structure with no movable subcomponents.
- An electrode such as anode 306 includes a slug 305 plus any other portions in electrical communication with the slug 305 , including, but not limited to, interconnects and/or conductors such as anode conductor 312 .
- the anode conductor 312 forms some portion of the anode 306 , albeit contributing a relatively small amount of capacitance when compared with the slug 305 .
- the substrate 310 is an aluminum foil.
- Aluminum foil has a thickness of less than 0.008 inches/0.2 mm in various examples. Some aluminum foils are less than or equal to 0.005 inches thick. These foils are easily bent by hand and are easily torn by hand. Substrates that are thicker are additionally possible.
- An anode conductor 312 is coupled with one or both the sintered portion 308 and the substrate 310 .
- the anode conductor 312 sealingly extends through the capacitor case 302 to an anode terminal 314 disposed on the exterior of the capacitor case 302 , with the anode terminal 314 in electrical communication with the sintered portion 308 .
- Some examples use a feedthrough 324 .
- the feedthrough includes glass.
- the feedthrough includes epoxy.
- an internal length 313 of the anode conductor 312 is disposed in the sintered portion 309 of the anode 306 , with the sintered portion 308 enveloping the internal length 313 .
- the anode 306 is sintered to and around the internal length 313 , including being sintered to an end 315 of the internal length 313 and to a side 317 of the internal length 313 .
- the slug is a polyhedron and the anode conductor extends through a face of the anode 306 , substantially perpendicular to a face of the anode 306 .
- Some examples include an anode 306 having a polyhedron shape with rounded edges.
- Anodes 306 having a curved surface or a curvilinear surface are also contemplated.
- the anode 306 is from around 300 micrometers to around 400 micrometers in thickness T 1 (optionally T r ), but the present subject matter is not so limited.
- the anode conductor 312 is affixed to the side of a slug. These embodiments do not include the internal length 317 .
- an end face 319 of the anode conductor is coupled to the slug.
- the end face 319 can be sintered or affixed another way, such as by welding, adhesion or fasteners, or combinations thereof.
- Alternative examples include an anode conductor 312 coupled to the substrate 310 , with the anode conductor 312 in electrical communication with the sintered portion 308 without being in mechanical contact with the sintered portion 308 .
- Various coupling methods are used to join the anode conductor 312 to the substrate 310 including, but not limited to, welding, adhesion, fasteners, and combinations thereof.
- case 302 Several materials can be used to form case 302 , including, but not limited to, aluminum, titanium, stainless steel, nickel, a polymeric material, or combinations of these materials.
- the case 302 is sealed to retain electrolyte 304 .
- Various electrolytes can be used including, but not limited to, Suzuki-Techno Corporation electrolyte model 1184 .
- the case 302 includes a seal, such as a resin based seal including but not limited to epoxy, in some examples. Some examples include a rubber seal to seal case portions to one another, or to seal subcomponents such as a feedthrough to one or more case portion. In some examples, case 302 is welded together from subcomponents. In certain examples, the case 302 is hermetically sealed. Some examples include a case that includes one or more backfill ports, but the present subject matter is not so limited.
- a cathode 316 is also disposed in the capacitor case 302 .
- the cathode 316 is a flat layer. Some of these examples are approximately 20 micrometers in thickness.
- the case 302 is cathodic and is part of the cathode 316 . In additional embodiments, the case 302 is not cathodic, and the cathode is electrically isolated from the case or the case is not conductive. Material of the cathode 316 can be disposed onto the case using a coating process or another process including, but not limited to, sintering, or it can be disposed against the case without being mechanically coupled to the case.
- a separator 320 is disposed between the cathode 316 and the sintered portion 308 and substrate 310 of the anode 306 .
- the separator 320 comprises one or more layers of Kraft paper in certain examples.
- a hole is cut in the separator 320 to provide a port for the anode conductor 312 .
- the separator 320 and cathode 316 are illustrated as enveloping the slug 305 (that is, bending or formed around the slug 305 ), but in some embodiments they comprise flat layers that support the slug 305 on its sides.
- Some examples include a cathode terminal 322 disposed on an exterior of the capacitor case 302 and in electrical communication with the cathode 316 , with the anode terminal 314 and the cathode terminal 322 electrically isolated from one another.
- FIG. 4A is a plan view of a capacitor 400 including a slug electrode, with a conductor disposed between a slug and a foil, according to various embodiments.
- FIG. 4B is a cross section taken along line 4 B- 4 B in FIG. 4A .
- FIG. 4C is a partial cross section taken along line 4 C- 4 C in FIG. 4A , with a case and separator not shown.
- An anode 406 is disposed in a capacitor case 402 .
- the anode 406 includes a sintered portion 408 disposed on a substrate 410 , and in some examples, the sintered portion 408 is sintered onto the substrate 410 .
- the sintered portion 408 is coupled with the substrate 410 such as through adhesion, welding, fasteners, and combinations thereof.
- a slug 405 includes a sintered portion 408 of an anode 406 and substrate 410 to which the sintered portion 408 is mechanically coupled.
- Some examples include a slug 405 , such as a standalone slug, including a monolithic sintered portion 408 .
- An anode conductor 412 is sandwiched between the sintered portion 408 and the substrate 410 .
- the anode conductor 412 sealingly extends through the capacitor case 402 to an anode terminal 414 disposed on the exterior of the capacitor case 402 , with the anode terminal 414 in electrical communication with the sintered portion 408 .
- Some examples use a feedthrough 424 .
- the feedthrough includes glass.
- the feedthrough includes epoxy.
- the sintered portion 408 and the substrate 410 envelope an internal length 413 .
- the anode 406 is sintered to the internal length 413 , including being sintered to an end 415 of the internal length 413 and to a side 417 of the internal length 413 .
- adhesion, welding, fasteners, or combinations thereof mechanically couple the anode conductor 412 to one or both of the sintered portion 408 and the substrate 410 .
- a cathode 416 is also disposed in the capacitor case 402 .
- the case 402 is cathodic and is part of the cathode 416 .
- the case 402 is not cathodic, and the cathode is electrically isolated from the case or the case is not conductive.
- the separator 420 and cathode 416 are illustrated as enveloping the slug 405 (that is, bending or formed around the slug 405 ), but in some embodiments they comprise flat layers that support the slug 405 on its sides.
- Material of the cathode 416 can be disposed onto the case using a coating process or another process including, but not limited to sintering, or it can be disposed against the case without being mechanically coupled to the case.
- a separator 420 is disposed between the cathode 416 and the sintered portion 408 and substrate 410 of the anode 406 .
- the separator 420 comprises one or more layers of Kraft paper in some instances.
- Some examples include a cathode terminal 422 disposed on an exterior of the capacitor case 402 and in electrical communication with the cathode 416 , with the anode terminal 414 and the cathode terminal 422 electrically isolated from one another. Electrolyte is disposed in spaces 404 .
- anode conductor 412 is shown disposed and enveloped primarily by the sintered portion 408 , with a tangential point of contact between the anode conductor and the substrate 410 , it can be less enveloped by the sintered portion 408 . Additionally possible are spaces between the anode conductor 412 and one or both of the sintered portion 408 and the substrate 410 .
- FIG. 5A is a plan view of a capacitor 500 with a sintered portion disposed on an interior of the case, according to various embodiments.
- FIG. 5B is a cross section taken along line 5 B- 5 B in FIG. 5A .
- An anode 506 is disposed in a capacitor case 502 .
- the anode 506 includes a sintered portion or slug 508 enveloping an anode conductor 512 , such as through sintering, welding, adhesion, fasteners, or combinations thereof.
- Some examples include a slug 505 , such as a standalone slug, including a monolithic slug 508 .
- the anode conductor 512 sealingly extends through the capacitor case 502 to an anode terminal 514 disposed on the exterior of the capacitor case 502 , with the anode terminal 514 in electrical communication with the sintered portion 508 .
- a feedthrough 524 In some examples, the feedthrough includes glass. In some embodiments, the feedthrough includes epoxy. Some embodiments include a feedthrough that includes rubber. Combinations of seals are additionally possible.
- the sintered portion 508 and the substrate 510 envelope an internal length 513 . In some of these embodiments, the anode 506 is sintered to the internal length 513 , including being sintered to an end 515 of the internal length 513 and to a side 519 of the internal length 513 .
- a cathode 517 is disposed on the capacitor case 502 and includes a sintered portion 516 .
- the sintered portion 516 is sintered onto the case 502 .
- the sintered portion is positioned adjacent or abutting the case 502 in electrical communication with the case 502 .
- the sintered portion is mechanically coupled to the case in a manner other than sintering, including, but not limited to, welding, adhesion, fasteners, or combinations thereof.
- the case 502 is cathodic and is part of the cathode 517 .
- a separator 520 is disposed between the cathode 517 and the sintered portion 508 and substrate 510 of the anode 506 .
- the separator 520 comprises one or more layers of Kraft paper in some instances.
- Some examples include a cathode terminal 522 disposed on an exterior of the capacitor case 502 and in electrical communication with the cathode 516 , with the anode terminal 514 and the cathode terminal 522 electrically isolated from one another.
- some embodiments adhere or fix the separator 520 to the slug 505 such as with a band or an adhesive, so long as ionic transfer through the electrolyte is possible.
- FIG. 6A is a plan view of an electrode, substrate, and a separator.
- FIG. 6B is a cross section taken along the line 6 B- 6 B in FIG. 6A , illustrating additional separators, an additional electrode, and an additional substrate, according to various embodiments.
- the example illustrates two elements 614 .
- a plurality of anodes 601 are illustrated, each including a sintered portion 602 disposed on a respective substrate 604 .
- Each element includes an anode 601 separated from a cathode 608 with separator 606 .
- the elements can be stacked onto one another to provide a range of energy storage capabilities. This ability allows a manufacturer to produce capacitors for a variety of therapies using common parts.
- a separator 606 ′ separates elements electrically and mechanically.
- interconnect cathodes 608 to one another using an interconnect 615 .
- the interconnect 615 is a solid conductive bar welded to multiple electrodes.
- the anodes are connected via a conductive interconnect in some embodiments, or can optionally be interconnected by interconnecting respective substrates 610 .
- the substrates are pressed together to define an edge face 612 along which a conductive bar can be welded or a weld can otherwise be drawn. Welds contemplated include, but are not limited to, laser welds.
- FIG. 7A is a plan view of a stack of electrodes, each including a sintered portion on a substrate, according to various embodiments.
- FIG. 7B is a front view of the stack of electrodes of FIG. 7A .
- the stack 700 is an anode.
- several slugs are positioned against one another and each includes a sintered portion disposed on a substrate.
- a first slug includes a sintered portion 702 and a substrate 710 .
- a second slug includes a sintered portion 704 and a substrate 712 .
- a third slug includes a sintered portion 706 and a substrate 714 .
- a fourth slug includes a sintered portion 708 and a substrate 716 .
- the slugs are interconnected to one another mechanically and electrically. In some examples, the slugs each abut one another and are electrically connected via the abutment. In some examples, the sintered portions are welded to one another using resistance welding, such as by applying a voltage across several slugs along the axis of stacking. In some examples, several slug layers are interconnected by interconnecting their respective substrates, such as by adhesion, welding, fasteners, or combinations thereof. In some examples, substrates are interconnected to define an edge face 718 . Along the edge face, interconnection configurations include, but are not limited to, welding (including, but not limited to, laser welding), adhesion fasteners, and combinations thereof. Additionally, the substrates can be resistance welded together such as by pinching and welding.
- a first sintered portion 702 is sintered onto a first substrate 710
- a second sintered portion 704 is sintered onto a second substrate 712 .
- the first substrate 710 faces the second sintered portion 704 and abuts it.
- the second slug is flipped, and the first substrate 710 abuts the second substrate 712 .
- the plurality of anodes are stacked to a stack height H 7 , and at least two of the sintered anodes have respective widths W 7 , perpendicular to the height H 7 , that are substantially different such that the plurality of sintered anodes define a contoured edge 718 , with the contoured edge 718 extending between a top major face 720 of a top sintered portion 702 and a bottom major face 722 of a bottom substrate 716 . Accordingly, the top major face 720 and the bottom major face 722 have different areas. The top major face 720 and the bottom major face 722 are substantially parallel.
- the plurality of slugs are stacked to a stack height H 7 , and at least two of the sintered anodes have respective widths W 7 , perpendicular to the height H 7 , that are substantially equal such that the plurality of sintered anodes define a side surface that is substantially parallel to the height H 7 .
- the top major face 720 and the bottom major face 722 are shaped similarly. In additional embodiments, they are not.
- FIG. 8A is a plan view of nested sintered capacitor electrodes that have yet to be excised from a substrate, according to some embodiments.
- FIG. 8B is a front view of the electrodes and substrate of FIG. 8A .
- Electrodes 802 are sintered onto a substrate 804 .
- the sintered portions are excised from the web 800 .
- a slug is cut on the illustrated perimeters, around them, or inside them, depending on the process used. If foils are desired, such as for use as interconnects, one or more slugs are excised around the illustrated perimeters. If no foils are desired, one or more slugs can be excised substantially at the illustrated perimeters such as perimeter 806 .
- a process cuts the slugs, such as to provide a fresh cut surface or squared edges.
- FIG. 8B is a front view of the electrodes and substrate of FIG. 8A and illustrates that the slugs are of a common height. The present subject matter is not so limited.
- FIG. 9 is a method according to some embodiments.
- the method includes sintering electrode material onto an electrode substrate.
- the method includes stacking the electrode material and substrate into a capacitor stack that includes a cathode separated from the electrode material and the electrode substrate by separator.
- the method includes disposing the capacitor stack into a capacitor case.
- the method includes coupling the electrode material to an electrode conductor disposed through the capacitor case.
- the method includes sealing the electrode conductor to the capacitor case with a seal that resists the flow of electrolyte.
- the method includes filling the capacitor case with electrolyte.
- the method includes sealing the electrolyte in the capacitor case.
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